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FWE, Co., Inc. is a leading food service equipment manufacturer located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago and is a privately owned and operated by Deron Lichte.

FWE offers Low Temperature Cooking, Holding, Serving Equipment, Ovens, Rethermalizing Units, Utility Transports, Refrigeration and Portable Bars that are designed to improve operating efficiencies that continue to be more innovative and durable than others available on the market.

Many food retailers have recently begun to generate additional sales through mobile apps. Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) and fast-food chains of all variety have only recently begun to exploit this new trend.

Mostly because their product is fast by nature and requires a drive through or walk in visit, so there hadn’t been an advantage to engage in mobile or online ordering.

However, now new apps allow loyal customers to order ahead and pick up without waiting in line expediting service faster. Chains have had a noticeable, early success boosting total sales and revenues and many chains and QSR have begun to follow and explore this trend.

The HHS series of heated shelving was designed as a perfect solution for such a Grab-and-Go, pick-up process.

Though many foodservice chains and QSR have adopted the new process they often have no dedicated place to locate finished orders for customers to access. Wait too long and hot sandwiches become cold on the counter. Wait too long and product can become dry, stale and dehydrated under heat lamps. The HHS has 5 heated shelves that deliver warm radiant air from the base up. This is the best way to keep hot foods such as; panini sandwiches, flatbreads, pitas or Italian beef (bottom bagged) warm. Since heat radiates from below, it allows colder (top bagged items) product such as pickles and salads to stay cooler.

This is an excellent way to keep Mexican tortilla chips, in bag or basket, hot to go. But unlike existing heat lamps that radiate heat down, the HHS will, in the case of Nacho’s, keep chips warm and crisp while the toppings of sour cream and guacamole don’t continue cook through.